Undergarment



Jan.1,1935. B. LASKIN v v"1,985,933

EEEEEEEEEE NT *I Patented Jan. l, 1935 lUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE UNnsaoaaMsN'r Y ummm unan, Philadelphia. n.

annua Api-u 1s. im, sei-n1 No. sosssz z calm. (ci. z-m) This invention relates to an undergarment of the bloomer type, and it has for its object the provision of a garment of this character which may be easily, simply and economically made from a g minimum number of pieces and consequently with a minimum amount of stitching or seams. A further object is the provision in a garment of this character of a construction'having a minimum number of pieces and at the same time one which 10 is unusually comfortable to the wearer. A still further object is the provision in such a garment of a construction` having a straight fiat front without an excessive amount of material. Another object of the inventionis the provision of a 15 garment of this character which, although made of a minimum number of pieces affords sumcient fullness to enable the wearer to assume various bending, stooping and sitting postures without' the discomfort inherent in many types heretofore so known. A still further object is a garment providing an unusual degree of comfort at all tim without the excessive fullness which'is characteristic of many garments of this general typeV heretofore known. Another object ofthe inven- 23 tion is the provision in such a garment of a construction which possesses the requisite strength without unduedanger of rupture of the material from which it is made or the seams thereof.V A still further object of the inventionis the provis sion of an undergarment which is so made that the waist band remains in its proper position on the wearer during the ordinary bending and stooping movements of the wearer.

yThe invention is particularly adapted to under- 35 garments made from knitted material and involves the utilization of the knitted fabric in the garment in such a manner that the wales and courses of the fabric are so arranged with respect to the various parts of the garment as to obtain 40 the advantages of bias stretch in the directions and in those parts of the garment in which stretch is required when the garment is being worn.

In order that the invention may be understood reference may be made to the drawing wherein: u Fig. 1 is a pattern view of my improved gar- Y ment showing the four pieces which I prefer to use, two for the front section and two for the back section;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the completed garment;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational View of the comple serment;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the garment upon 55 a wearer in upright posture, and

`in all respects to the portion S and is cut with Fig. 5 isa perspective view of the garment upon a wearer in bending posture.

In making the garment to which my invention relates I prefer to utilize for the back section thereof two symmetrical pieces designated as S 5 and T,and for the front section I prefer to utilize two symmetrical pieces designated as U and V. It will be understood however that the back section may, if desired, be made from a single piece of material, and thatlthe front section may likewise be in a single piece. I find it preferable however to make both sections from two pieces of material inasmuch as this method offers certain advantages from the standpoint` of cutting the material from the goods which I utilize.

In accordance with the preferred method of practicing my invention, the portion S of the back section is so arranged with respect to the knitted fabric that the inner edge a-b of this piece is straight and is parallel to the wales W' 20 of the fabric. The upper edge a-e of this piece is curved inwardly to a slight extent to form the waist portion ofthe garment, and the outer edge 'e-j is straight and substantially perpendicular the straight inner edge c-d. the inwardly curved upper edge c--g, the straight outer edge g-h substantially' perpendicular lto the upper edge c-g, the outer part r-h of the lower edge substantially perpendicular to the outer edge g-h, and the upwardly curved inner part d--r of the lower edge. As in the case of the back portion S, the back portion T is likewise so constructed that the wales W`of the fabric are parallel to the inner straight edge 'c-d, while the'outer edge a-h intersects the wales at an angle of approximately degrees.

The front pieces U and V are symmetrical and are substantially rectangular inlshape, although it is preferable that they be so cutthat the lower edge of each is slightly longer than the upper edge. 'Ihe portion U is provided with a. straight edge k-l constituting the inner edge when assembled in the garment, an upper edge lc--i subiequal in length to the outer edge e-f of the back portion S, and a straight lower edge l-f substantially perpendicular to the inner edge lo-I. In Lcutting the portion U, I arrange the 'material in such a manner that the wales W of straight outer edge m-n equal in length to the outer edge a--h of the back portion T. The upper edge mf-o of the portion V is substantially perpendicular to the outer edge m-n and is likewise substantially perpendicular to Lthe inner edge o-p which, in turn, is substantially perpendicular to the lower edge fir-47. As in the case of the frontportion U, I arrange the material in the front portion V so that the wales W of the fabric are parallel to the inner edge The front portion V is approximately rectangular in shape, although the lower edge n p is slightly longer than the upper edge m-o. With this arrangement of the material the outer edge mf-n of the front portion V intersects the wales W of the fabric at a small angle as shown in Fig. l of the drawing. y

In assembling the parts of the garment. it will be understood lthat the various portions thereof are stitched or seamed together in the usual manner. I flnd it advantageous however to rst secure the iront portions U and V together for a part of their length, that is, downwardly from the top along the edges le-l and o-p to a point which I have indicated as this point representing the front portion of the crotch. I next secure the outer edges of the front portions U and V to the outer'edges of the back portions S and T respectively, that is, I secure the edge i-:i to the edge e-f, and the edge m--n to the edge a-h, thus forming the side seams of the garment. The elastic waist band Y is then attached to the upper edge of the garment as thus far assembled, whereupon I secure together the inner edges a-b and c-d of the back portions S and T respectively. A hem Z may be thenv provided for the leg openings and elastic assembled therein, whereupon the crotch portions q--b and d-r are secured to the edge portions l-u: and prespectively.

In making a garment in Vthis manner, it will be noted that the wales of the knitted fabric are arranged in a direction parallel to the vertlcal median line of'` the back section and the courses of the fabric areperpendicular to this median line. This is true whether the back section of the garment is made from a single piece of material or from two symmetrical pieces secured'together along the median line. It will also be noted that the wales of the fabric are arranged at substantially right angles to the upper edge of theV back section thus providing maximum strength in the seam between the back section and the waist band. In the front section of the garment as thus constructed the wales of the fabric extend in a direction parallel to a median vertical linewhether the front s ection is formed from a single piece of material or from two symmetrical pieces'secured together along this median line.

This arrangement of the material, and the patterns which I utilize, result in a garment having sufficient stretch in all directions transverse thereto to permit of various bodily movements of the wearer, such as bending, stooping and sitting, without any noticeable discomfort, and without having an excessive amount of material to thereby produce what is ordinarily characterized as a baggy garment. By providing front and back sections of the character herein described, and by arranging the wales of the material in the manner contemplated by my improvement, it will be apparent that I have provided a novel type of undergarment which is easily made and which utilizes a minimum number of parts and consequently requires a minimum of stitching in its assembly. It will also be apparent that I have provided a novel garment constructed of a minimum number of parts and at the same time one which affords sufficient fullness, where fullness is required, without any superfluous material.

It will be apparent furthermore that my improvedl Vof the material in different directions when the garment iswashed leaves the garment deformed and uncomfortable, my improved garment is so constructed that it is not deformed by' shrinkage whenv it is washed and it may be worn Without discomfort after repeated washing. As is well understood, the shrinkage of knitted fabrics is more prevalent in the direction of the wales than in thel direction of the courses.

My improved garment is particularly comfortable to the wearer due to the fact that the pattern which I utilize, taken with my novel arrangement of the` goods, results in a construction in which the maximum-stretch required for bending. Stooping and sitting postures is in the direction of the bias of the material, and, as is well known, the maximum stretch is obtained in the direction of the bias.

Although I have disclosed my improvement as applied particularly to a bloomer type of garment, it will be understood that it is equally applicable to other types, and such variations of the invention maybe made as fall within the scope ofthe claims annexed to this specification.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. An undergarment made from knitted fabric, comprising a back section in which the wales of the material extend in a vertical direction and having an inwardly curved upper edge, straight lateral edges flaring outwardly from top to bottom and each substantially perpendicular to said upper edge and forming an angle of substantially 30 degrees with the wales, and lower edges substantially perpendicular to the lateral edges, the central portion of the lower part of the back section being inwardly curved, and two elongated substantially rectangular frontal sections with straight lateral edges and having the wales of the material extending lengthwise thereof and one edge of each of substantially the same length as and secured to a lateral edge of the back section and the opposite edgessecured together for a portion of rtheir length from the waist downwardly, the remaining portion of the opposite edges being secured to the inwardly curved lower edge of the back section.

2. An undergarment made from knitted fabric. comprising two symmetrical back sections with straight inner edg cut parallel to the wales of the material and secured together to form a seam extending from the waistto the iront of the crotch. each ot said back sections having an inwardly curved upper edge, a straight cuter edge substantially perpendicular thereto and iiaring outwardly from top to bottom at approximately 30 degrees .with respect to the inner edge oi said section, and a lower edge the outer portion of which is substantially perpendicular to the outer edge to form a leg portion andthe inner portion of which is upwardly curved to form a crotch portion, in combination witha substantially rectangular front section having straight lateral edges and the wales oi the material extending in a direction parallel to the vertical median line, said iront section being biiurcated on said median line to form leg portions the inner edges of lwhich are secured to the upwardly curved inner 

